today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very popular; highly favoured
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
social networking service; SNS
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something like ...; something called ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly